jpdb beta

gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter

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company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

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total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

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faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

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(for the) first time in one's life

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declaration; proclamation; announcement

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(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)

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form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

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dim; gloomy

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bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

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eavesdropping; tapping

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satisfactory; decent

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wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward

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expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

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in this way; thus; such; uh...

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opinion; view; comment

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coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

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contraction of "koto da"

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to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

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to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort

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throughout Japan

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common; usual

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(group of) foreigners

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war; fighting; fierce competition

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proper noun

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to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

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10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

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teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

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to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened

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end; close; conclusion; termination

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easy; simple; there's no way that ...

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to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

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to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

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to approach; to draw near

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sensor

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brightly lit; brightly lighted; lit up; lighted up

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not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

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(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

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to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

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distrust; suspicion

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influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

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to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal

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awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out

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to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation

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mishearing

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way of speaking; intimation

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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